Okay, well. That's not good. We should keep an eye on that.
[ His pulse seems fine, but chest pains are alarming. Unless it's all metaphorical and he's just suffering from heartbreak, but Kim isn't going to ask directly for fear of having the man launch into why he's heartbroken. He habitually avoids emotional talks, especially with strangers, especially with drugged strangers. ]
Listen to me. There is no smell of gunfire. You're experiencing olfactory hallucinations.
[ Just to make sure, Kim breathes deep. He's greeted instead with the scent of the city, burning meat from street vendors, the unpleasant scent of a city's worth of cologne and perfumes and body odour, the faint smell of a sky about to break into rain. No gunpowder. No smoke. ]
We need to get you somewhere you can ride the rest of this out without running into traffic. All right?
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[ His pulse seems fine, but chest pains are alarming. Unless it's all metaphorical and he's just suffering from heartbreak, but Kim isn't going to ask directly for fear of having the man launch into why he's heartbroken. He habitually avoids emotional talks, especially with strangers, especially with drugged strangers. ]
Listen to me. There is no smell of gunfire. You're experiencing olfactory hallucinations.
[ Just to make sure, Kim breathes deep. He's greeted instead with the scent of the city, burning meat from street vendors, the unpleasant scent of a city's worth of cologne and perfumes and body odour, the faint smell of a sky about to break into rain. No gunpowder. No smoke. ]
We need to get you somewhere you can ride the rest of this out without running into traffic. All right?